IN 1939 my dad had to go in to the army, if he refused he would be shot as a coward. Many men refused, so Aneurin Bevan had an idea, put them all down the mines because coal was vital. And it would save a public outcry to shoot so many men. So my dad had to give up his job as an experienced miner for less money, to one of these objectors. He came home with no medal, wasn’t allowed to keep his army uniform as a momento, and went back down the mines. So how come all the objectors have now had a medal for their bravery ?? , and my dad didn’t get a thing, nor all the other miners like him. Lots of ex miners are baffled, because like me they know the truth .
M Peart Blackwood,
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